AP Lit Vocab and Terms Review

The word ________ is similar in meaning to "vapid".

Uses the interior or personal view of a single observer.

Placing two or more concepts, places, characters, or their actions together for the purpose of comparison or contrast

Even though he was awake, he kept his eyes closed, giving the ________ of sleep.

People called him a(n) ________ because he wanted everyone to do away with Christmas trees.

As a father, I need to ________ my children from making bad choices.

This truck may be old, but it's still ________. It can still carry heavy loads and get us over difficult terrain.

The church should ________ more funds towards outreach and community service.

She had trophies, certificates, and other ________ displayed throughout her office.

When writing essays, how do you refer to the voice of a novel or short story?

The illusionist shuffled the cards with ________ movements.

He had a(n) ________ taste in music, his playlists including hip hop, country, and classical.

If you want to get better at sports, you can ________ the practices of the professionals.

After the rain, the drawing done in sidewalk chalk became a(n) ________ blob.

Don't yell at him! It will only ________ the situation.

Don't tell me everything about the party yesterday. Just ________ what happened.

Since she was against people wearing fur, she couldn't ________ her friend buying a fox pelt coat.

Beginning in the middle of the action; latin for "in the midst of things"

I know this is a ________, but imagine if there were two color days at NCAI instead of one.

When the audience knows something the characters don't know

Sentence structure

He added salt to the boiled broccoli in order to make the vegetable more ________.

To address someone not present or to a personified object.

The use of the part for the whole

Exageration or deliberate overstatement

I believe we have enough evidence to ________ our opponent's argument.

I know you didn't break the vase. I'll ________ for you when mom gets home.

Computers from the 1970's would be considered ________ by today's standards.

The main idea or insight into life or human nature revealed through a literary work

The mother admonished her son because of his ________.

Students who don't put forth the effort will often suffer the ________ of their poor choices.

an extended metaphor with complex logic, or a startling comparison, that governs a poetic passage or an entire poem

Cartoon villains are famous for their ________ laughter.

His uncle was ________, talking on and on without stopping.

a poem of saddness or grief over death or loss

Uncle Bob opened the Sunday newspaper and began his weekly ________ of the sports section.

A situation or statment that seems to contradict itself

When writing your cover letter for a job, be sure to put your greatest strengths first so as to ________ them.

A pair of lines that rhyme

The archaic book bound in worn leather was a(n) ________ among the modern books of the library.

A recurring symbol

Which character is the protagonist of Pride and Prejudice?

Literature that ridicules human folly or vice in order to bring about some kind of reform

Shalom, the Hebrew word for peace, is the ________ of war.

The sloth climbed through the tree with ________ movements.

The library had a myriad of books by European authors but a ________ of books by African authors.

Word choice

Looking up at the myriad of stars, I felt rather ________ in comparison to the vastness of the universe.

I thought we would have a dearth of voulnteers, but I was pleasantly surprised when a(n) ________ of people signed up.

a brief, direct reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance

For the seniors, graduation is the ________ of their high school experience.

When writing essays, how do you refer to the voice of the poem?

Only the blood of Jesus can ________ our sins.

One thing you can do to become better at writing is to read the works of talented writers and ________ their style.

A form of humor that focuses on making fun of society

The perspective from which the action of a story is presented.

A word or phrase that takes the place of a harsh, unpleasant, or impolite reality (i.e. "She passed away")

the running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation

Giving an inanimate object human qualities.

Here's a copy of the contract for your ________.

A group of lines in a verse, kind of like a paragraph in prose

I will ________ on the final point of your argument because it aligns with the evidence I acquired.

Since she has been such a bad friend to you lately, why don't you ________ her invitation to your wedding?

A portrait (verbal or otherwise) that exaggerates a facet of personality.